"Philosophy and Animal Life" offers a new way of thinking about
animal rights, our obligation to animals, and the nature of
philosophy itself. Cora Diamond begins with "The Difficulty of
Reality and the Difficulty of Philosophy," in which she accuses
analytical philosophy of evading, or deflecting, the responsibility
of human beings toward nonhuman animals. Diamond then explores the
animal question as it is bound up with the more general problem of
philosophical skepticism. Focusing specifically on J. M. Coetzee's
"The Lives of Animals," she considers the failure of language to
capture the vulnerability of humans and animals.
Stanley Cavell responds to Diamond's argument with his own close
reading of Coetzee's work, connecting the human-animal relation to
further themes of morality and philosophy. John McDowell follows
with a critique of both Diamond and Cavell, and Ian Hacking
explains why Cora Diamond's essay is so deeply perturbing and,
paradoxically for a philosopher, he favors poetry over philosophy
as a way of overcoming some of her difficulties. Cary Wolfe's
introduction situates these arguments within the broader context of
contemporary continental philosophy and theory, particularly
Jacques Derrida's work on deconstruction and the question of the
animal. "Philosophy and Animal Life" is a crucial collection for
those interested in animal rights, ethics, and the development of
philosophical inquiry. It also offers a unique exploration of the
role of ethics in Coetzee's fiction.
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